Davenport.



P. E. FBRGSON & C'. A. KNOOHE.

DAVENPORT.

APPLIGATIONTILBD MAY 3. 1909. $344,923, Patented Dec. 21, 1 909.

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-NTED STATES FRED EUGENE FERGUSON AND CHARLES A. KNOCHE, OF NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS.

DAVENPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

llateiited Dee. 2t, 1909.

Application led May-3, 1909. Serial No. 493,687.

To ali `whom 'it may concern:

Vle it known that we, Finn) E. lfniionsoN and CHARLES A. KNocnn, citizens of the United States, and residents of the city of Naperville, county of Dupage, and State ot Illinois, have invented certain new and useful lmliiovenients in l')avenports, of which the following is a sl'iecitieation.

()ur invention relates to improvements in davenports or combined beds and couehes, the object of the invention being to provide a simple and inexpensive device of thischaracter which may be quickly and conveniently converted from a couch into ay bed or vice versa.

A further object of our invention is to provide a double hinge construction in the folding parts of the device whereby the saine is easily operated, and a further ob]ect 1s to provide a bed spring` arranged separate from the couch upholstery, thus avoiding injury to the latter when the device ,is used for a bed.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

lVith these objects in View our invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims. y

Our invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which,

1r igure 1 is a front elevation of our iinproved davenport in its preferred forni, Fig. :2 is an end elevation thereof, and Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on line :c a: of Fig. l. l

Referring now to the drawings 1 designa tes the upholstered back of the device and 42 the rectangular end portion thereof rigidly secured to said back and to a front member 3 provided in the device, an inwardly projecting supporting member 4; being provided on said end portions. A bottom 5 rigidly secured to the back 1 and to the members 2, 3 and 4 is provided, on which bed clothes may 'be laced when the device is used as a couch. Allinged to the front member 3 is a seat frame 6 comprising ay longitudinal member 7 and end members` 8 secured at right angles thereto, the hinges 9 being secured to the reduced portions 9 ,of the members 8 and to the member To one side of the seat frame 6 upholstery 1G is secured, and to the other side thereof approximately onehalf of a wire bed spring 11 of any suitable construction may be fastened. Swinging legs 1Q are pivoted to the member 7 ad j aeent the ends thereof, the saine being adapted to support the seat frame (l, as shown in Fig. El, when the device is used as abed, and to be turned into the position as shown in Figs. l and Q when the device is used as a` couch.

Ilingcdly connected to the members S by means ot' the hii'iges 13 is a rectangular frame 1l to which approximately one-half of the bed spring .l1 is fastened, said frame b eing adapted to fold, as indicated by dotted lines 15, onto the seat frame 6, and said bed spring being flexible and adapted tofold with the frame 14. Access to the bed clothing` on the bottom 5 is thus provided.

Obliquely disposed swinging arms 1G pivoted at each end of the frame 14 by means of the pins 17 are adaptedto supportone edge of said frame, as shown in Fig. 3, the bifurcatcd ends 18 being adapted to engage the pins 19 which are secured in the members 1. lt is obvious that when the frame 1i is turned over to provide access to the bed clothes that the arms 16 and the pins 19 will disengage, hence it becomes necessary to hold said arms so that they will rengage these pins when said frame is turned back into the normal position. Pins Q() are therefore provided which are secured in the frame 1stto serve as a stop to the rotative movement of said arms. Gravity will obviously hold the arms 1G in ciigagenient'with the pins 9.() just previous to their engagement with the pins 19. These arms are considered to be an important feature of our invention, since they are simple of construction andv automatic in their action, .the advantage of the obliqueness of the arms being readily seen when the `lowest position, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the elevated position, shown in Fig. 3, are compared. 'llie frame 14 is properly elevated when the seat frame is 'turned into the position as shown in Fig. 3, the ends of the slots of the bifurcated ends of the arms 16 engaging the pins 20, and since the lateral movement of the frame 14 is greater than the vertical movement thereof, as shown by dotted lines 22, the ends of the slots will 'not contact with the pins 2O when the frame 14 is in the lowest position, and said frame will iestupon supportingl members 4.

Various slightchanges'might be made in tbe gener: described back and'A a front member connected by end portions provided in tliedevicc, a bottom member, supporting ledges on said end pieces above said bottom, a seat fra-ine hinged to said front member and provided with folding supporting legs, an inner bed frame hinged to said seat frame and adapt-y ed to rest upon said supporting ledg;` i when in collapsed position, and means ior sup-- porting said inner bed frame when in distended position, substantially as described.

2. in a device of tne class described, back and a front member connected by end portions, provided in the device, a seati'sme hinged to said iront member and provided With folding supporting legs, an inner bed franie-iiinged to said seat trame, supportingpin's in sind end portions, swinging outwardly inclined binrcated arms pivotcd to said inner bed trame andmeans for positioning said arms to engage said pins, upon the collapsing movement o1" said frame, snbstantially as described.

Sn a' device of the class described, aV

back and a front member connected by end portions provided inthe device, bottom member, snpportinsr members on said. end

1 c C pieces above seid bottom, a seat treme tions, reinforcing inwardly projecting portions in said end portions having a botsecured thereto for receiving a seat frame comprising a longitudinal member and end portions secured thereto, reduced portions in said last named end portions hinged to said front member, a ioctanguler member liingei'i to said last namedportions adjacent said re-y duced portions thereof, said rectangular member beinpadapted to fold over said iront frame to provide access to said clothn ing". and obliqnely disposed bifnrcited 'ends pivoted to said rectangular trame and adapted engaging pins provided in said reinforced portions, substantially as described.

ln testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' FRED EUGENE FERGUSGN. CHARLES A. KNOC/HEQ tom clothing,

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